| LUCINDA | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Williams - American country music singer whose 2020 song Big BlackTrain was a metaphor for depression (7) |
| HANK | _ Williams, American country music superstar (4) |
| GLASSANIMALS | Indie rock band whose 2020 song Heat Waves hit #1 after 59 weeks on the charts, a record: 2 wds. |
| STANWALKER | New Zealand singer whose 2020 autobiography is titled Impossible: My Story (4,6) |
| SERENA | _ _ _ _ _ _ Williams, tennis star (6) |
| OTIS | _ _ _ _ Williams, member of The Temptations (4) |
| CLINE | Patsy ---, American country music singer whose hits include the 1961 recording Crazy (5) |
| LORETTA | American country music singer-songwriter whose autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, was made into an Oscar-winning film |
| LYNN | American country music singer-songwriter whose autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, was made into an Oscar-winning film |
| WILLIENELSON | American country music singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist whose compositions include Funny How Time Slips Away and Crazy |
| LYNNANDERSON | Hall of Fame country music singer whose biggest hit was "Rose Garden" |
| PATSYCLINE | American country music singer who died in a plane crash in 1963 |
| GARTH | Mr. Brooks, country music singer whose works include the album Fresh Horses (5) |
| EDDYARNOLD | American country music singer (4,6) |
| EMMYLOU | ___ Harris, American country music singer/songwriter (7) |
| SHELTON | Margaret ___ (20th-century Canadian artist) ...or... Blake ___ (21st-century American country music singer) |
| WYNONNA | ___ Judd, American country music singer born Christina Claire Ciminell in 1964 |
| WITHOUTYOU | 2020 song by the Kid Laroi whose remix was a top 10 hit in 2021: 2 wds. |
| ANIMALCROSSING | Video game series whose 2020 New Horizons game was a big hit: 2 wds. |
| NODOUBT | American group whose eponymous first album in 1992 included the song Big City Train (2, 5) |
